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If you missed the Emmy fashion recap segment this morning on Great Day SA with Coco, here are her choices for Best Dressed.

For a complete run down of Emmy fashion and info on her upcoming fashion events, visit her on Instagram.

BEST DRESSED
Nicole Kidman- Calvin Klein

Jessica Biel- Ralph & Russo

Yara Shahidi – Prada

Jane Fonda- Brandon Maxwell

Viola Davis – Zac Posen
ABOUT COCO

Local Creative Director and Visual Stylist, Rejeana “Coco” Williams presents Stylish Saturdays Volume 6, an innovative fashion movement that provides indie local fashion designers and boutiques exposure and a runway for their brand.

We are excited to start a new chapter in the fashion community in San Antonio. The style and attitude of fashion has changed. Coco Productions’ purpose is to create an opportunity for awareness of the local brands, boutiques, and talented designers this city on the rise has to offer. Stylish Saturdays caters to the untapped local fashion market, providing fashion that is tasteful and appealing to the rising sector. This is the sixth installment of this fashion movement.

Stylish Saturdays is not just a platform for fashion, it is a movement to support our ever progressing fashion community, and present our city in a positive light while showcasing the wonderful talent San Antonio has to offer.
Rejeana “Coco” Williams is a visual merchandiser and creative director. She obtained her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the International Academy of Design & Technology and received her Master of Business Administration from American Intercontinental University. Ms. Coco specializes in creating an atmosphere that will attract attention, and inspire shoppers in a commercial way. Ms. Coco stays abreast of fashion trends and keeps her hand on the pulse of rhythmic and artistic influence that can be seen on the latest runways – whether couture or in everyday street wear.

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Today’s Beauty Buzz was about beautifying our bodies and addressing the challenge of not having enough time to reach our fitness goals.

I can certainly relate to that! I often joke that I live my life by the clock and if it is not on my schedule it probably isn’t gonna happen.

As I mentioned on the show, I started my new fitness routine and stopped making excuses about three years ago. Along the way I wanted so badly to take shortcuts like lipo and even went as far as having some consultations. I am happy that I persevered and had the patience and willingness to put in the hard work and received the spoils that come with it. Was it easy? Nope! It’s hard… at first. But once you begin and get in a groove it’s actually a new found kind of stress relief and a fun challenge.
Here are my quick tips for starting on the right foot and some keys to success.

1. Write down your goals.

Writing down your goals helps you visualize the finish line. It helps you focus and it’s a great way to track your progress. Fortunately we are in 2017 and there’s an app for that!

My favorites: LOSE IT! & NIKE RUN

Lose It! Is a digital health and fitness platform that is centered on the proven principles of calorie tracking and community support for healthy, sustainable weight loss. Enter a goal and it will even tell you on what date you will reach it! Members track their daily food intake and fitness activity, and can create goals, start or join community activities and competitive challenges, connect activity trackers, access coaches, and more.

I love that it integrates with top health and fitness brands, such as Jawbone, FitBit, Nike, Misfit, Withings, Strava, MapMyFitness, Apple Health, and RunKeeper. The Lose It! experience gives members the ability to share data through wearable activity trackers, Bluetooth devices, and a variety of connected mobile apps to help them achieve powerful, personalized results. Super cool and my favorite feature is you can actually scan your food to enter the calories!

2. Hold yourself accountable.

Ok, so we are really busy and barely even have time to get together for a wine let alone get together with a friend for a workout. That is why these apps work! Nike Run app is like Facebook in running shoes! Add your friends, track eachothers progress and call each other out if you don’t get your miles in. By the way, you can also walk with the Nike Run app. The app also has weekly challenges you can choose to join at anytime.

Here is an example of me getting my butt kicked. Go to your leaderboard to see your placing among friends.

3. Get your fitness on anywhere.

Most people believe that you have to fit in a 60 minute workout 5-6 times a week for it to be an effective plan. That isn’t always true. It largely depends on an individuals goals but if you’re just starting out, a goal of working out 3-4 times a week is perfect. Anytime and anywhere. It’s all about how effectively you use your time!

She has been my trainer since 2015 when I decided to stop making excuses and committed to 5am workouts! Yeesh but wow, what great results. I am excited to share that she not only is an exceptional personal trainer but she is an RN and offers online training and coaching to keep you motivated and accountable!
Here is the information shared by Brooklyn this morning if you missed the show!

BROOKLYN:

I have a quick full body workout that will fit into any busy body schedule. It is to be performed in a circuit style workout. The beauty of it is that it hits multiple muscle groups and you can tailor it to the time you have. I recommend going through this circuit at least three times but if you have a little extra time you can add a couple more rounds. If you want to keep your body challenged you can add more exercise repetitions or add heavier dumbbells. It’s a great workout for anyone whether you’re just starting out or already have a solid fitness routine but just need a quick workout a day or two.
Each exercise should be performed back to back until all exercises are completed. Rest for 2 minutes, then start again!

Perform 10-20 reps of each exercise and 3-4 rotations thru the circuit.

Elbow to Hand Plank
*To add more intensity you can even add plyometrics like jump squats or lunge jumps.
A thing to remember is Fitness can be anytime, anywhere. If you’re at your kids soccer practice perform lunges and sprints around the field. Running errands? Park at the end of the lot (during the day) and lunge in to the store. If anyone looks at you funny you just say “What?! I’m getting my fitness on!”

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I went through the line at Starbucks the other day and asked for a large, sugar free coffee and guess what I got? A tall, skinny vanilla…basically a little cup of latte. What I wanted was a large, regular coffee with a splenda. I know, I really should know by now exactly how to ask for my coffee with their fancy terminology right? My point is, there is “coffee talk”, fancy words to communicate what kind of coffee you want. Salons have a language of their own and even though salons are just as common as the Starbucks on every corner, we get our “orders” mixed up all the time.

A salon visit can be one of the most exciting, stressful, and scariest experiences out there. It doesn’t have to be. Here are a few tips, three exactly, to get the most out of your salon visit and bridge the gap between client and colorist.

BRING PHOTOS

It is safe to say that you may not know all the terminology or “salon speak”. And how do you pronounce that french word…boo-liyage…bali-ige….balayage? Save yourself a lot of trouble and bring a photo of what you want. Take it a step further and even provide some pictures of what you do not like. Bring a photo of yourself on a good hair day that you love. This helps the colorist gauge your preference in color and bridges the gap in communication and salon language.

ASK FOR A GAME PLAN

Showing a photo isn’t a consultation, ask for a game plan. Be realistic and informed about how much time & money you and the salon can dedicate to your hair transformation. Will the results you want take one visit or possibly more? This is also where you should be honest about your color history. We are not gonna judge but we DO need to know what we are up against to formulate properly. Bleach doesn’t lie and eventually the truth comes out and when that happens the colorist has to reformulate and that renders your first game plan obsolete. Open communication about the time, money and hair history helps tremendously to start the color process on the right foot.

COMMUNICATE

Speak up! You can’t hurt our feelings, we promise. How else will we know if we are doing things to your liking & we value your opinion. Ask questions, how else will you learn what to ask for. A beautiful color is a collaboration between client and colorist. If you don’t agree with a tone or placement, I promise there are some really easy fixes to correct them NOW instead of making another trip to the salon. It could be as easy as adding a quick toner or smudging some color into the hair to tweak your results.

It is safe to say that you may not know all the terminology or “salon speak” but if you follow these three steps, you are sure to speak the universal language of good hair.

By the way, if you want a regular cup of Joe at Starbucks, it’s called a “Pike’s Place”.

You’re welcome.

Happy Painting!

XO,

Alicia

P.S. Here are a few pics with the technical descriptions.

Baby lites with a balayage

Base color with a heavy highlite and a balayage

Color correction! Lots of color over color in the hair. In the second pic you can see the bleach reveals the natural hair without color on it and the middle to the ends are stubborn to bleach lifting. 5 hours later you can see some beautiful, realistic results. It would take another visit or possibly 2 more for more blonding on the ends.

Several weaving techniques with Highlites and a toner to eliminate the coppery tones.

A base breaker, which I love to use on blondes. Then a heavy highlite.

Root retouch and highlite/lowlite…..Take off bleach right away to reveal a more caramel tone and no need for toner.